Cherries Romanoff
January 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm | Posted in Brandy, Cherry, CoolWhip, Orange, RecipeBook | 2 Comments
My sister Kateri sent me this recipe book some time ago and I have been meaning to try a recipe from it. The New Joys of Jell-O, a 1973 follow-up to the original 1960′s Joys of Jell-O, takes jello from the suburbs to the city and features photographs of sophisticated, swinging, singles in a posh Manhattan penthouse feasting on a dizzying array of jello selections… Seems about right.
I selected the Strawberries Romanoff recipe but substituted cherries for strawberries because I wanted to use this cherry themed mold Flossie gave me for Christmas. It has a top layer of cherry whipped cream with a touch of brandy and bottom layer of sweet dark cherries suspended in cherry gelatin. Click on the recipe text below to enlarge try this one for yourself!
Human Heart Jello
October 25, 2011 at 10:34 pm | Posted in Cherry, SweetenedCondensedMilk, Vodka | 2 Comments
Its that time of year again, Halloween! Its one of my favorite holidays and also the birthday of my friend Art. For this year’s annual Halloween/Birthday bash I wanted to make something extra creepy. I found this human heart shaped mold on eBay and filled it with black cherry gelatin, sweetened condensed milk, and vodka. A little melted down strawberry jelly for blood sauce adds the finishing touch. Click on the comments section to try this recipe for yourself and Happy Halloween everyone!
Get Well Jello (Godiva Chocolate & Cherries)
August 10, 2011 at 9:17 pm | Posted in Cherry, Chocolate, Vanilla | 2 Comments
This jello mold was created especially for my friend Angeli who suffered an unfortunate climbing wall accident resulting in even more unfortunate knee surgery resulting in her being couch-ridden and hopped on pain pills for several weeks. This black cherry topped jello mold is made with D’gari brand vanilla gelatin prepared with milk. In the mix is an added bonus of nearly an entire bottle Godiva chocolate liqueur (minus whatever I chugged while preparing it). This rich and indulgent dessert was made with the intention of completely making up for the fact that her entire summer was ruined by an ill-timed sports injury. Hope you are back on your feet soon Angeli!
Cherry Bomb
May 22, 2011 at 10:29 am | Posted in Cherry, Cinnamon, Goldschlager | 9 Comments
Inspired by the Japanese cherry jelly treat Sakurando, these little cherry bombs explode with flavor. These bite-size jello shots are made from cinnamon flavored schnapps and maraschino cherries, and made a huge impact at Art and Marty’s first BBQ of the season. Happy Spring!
Jello Nest Eggs
April 22, 2011 at 8:31 am | Posted in Blueberry, Cherry, Coconut, Lime, SweetenedCondensedMilk, WhiteChocolate | 8 Comments
Whether you are planning for the future or just for this weekend’s Easter dinner, these little jello nest eggs would make the perfect dessert. The eggs are made from lime, cherry, and blueberry gelatin mixed with sweetened condensed milk. And the nests are made from melted white chocolate chips and toasted coconut molded into foiling baking cups. To mold the eggs, I drilled holes in the top of mini plastic Easter eggs through which I poured the jello and taped up the seams until it was time to hatch… I mean, unmold. Have a Happy Easter!
Petite Watermelons
September 7, 2010 at 9:54 pm | Posted in Cherry, Lime, Vodka | 8 CommentsTags: Cooking, Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography
With the passing of the Labor Day weekend and summer drawing to an end, I made these mini watermelons to commemorate the occasion. They are made with lime rinds, cherry jello, and vodka with bamboo blackened sesame seeds. I have seen versions of this all over the web, most recently and notably on another jello blog called My Jello Americans. This is just one of an amazing array of tiny “jello shots” from the creators of that blog made with their own infused liquors in fun, creative shapes. The recipe for this will appear in my new book and can also be found in a preview of the book here.
Jello Marzipan
August 8, 2010 at 9:38 pm | Posted in Almond, Banana, Cherry, Clove, Coconut, Mint, Orange, RecipeBook, Strawberry, SweetenedCondensedMilk | 5 CommentsTags: Cooking, Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography
This recipe came from the classic Joys of Jell-O recipe book and boasts a new way to make the old fashioned confection. These strawberry, cherry, orange, and banana shaped candies are molded from ground coconut and almonds and are flavored with the corresponding fruit flavored gelatin. Whole cloves and mint leaves put the finishing touches on these tiny fruits. While the taste of the finished product bears little resemblance to actual Marzipan, they are sweet and yummy, especially if you like coconut, and were very fun to make.
Cherry Pineapple Jello
November 9, 2009 at 2:15 am | Posted in Cherry, Pineapple, Rum | 2 CommentsTags: Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography
Scorpio Birthday season continues with Lans’ birthday. For the occasion I made this cherry jello with rum, topped with pineapple.
Black Rose Jello
November 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm | Posted in Cherry, SweetenedCondensedMilk, Vodka | Leave a commentTags: Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography
Scorpio Birthday season is fully upon us and for Art and Maya’s Birthday/Halloween bash I made this Black Rose jello with black cherry jello and vodka (yes, that’s me dressed as a Vulcan). The rose tips are highlighted with sweetened condensed milk. Art got this rose mold for me while in Greece this summer. Thank you Art and Happy Birthday to you both!
Swedish Fish Jello
October 20, 2009 at 3:47 am | Posted in Cherry, Knox, SweetenedCondensedMilk | 5 CommentsTags: Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography
My mother gave me this mold a while ago and it always reminded me of a Swedish Fish. So I was inspired to make this jello recreation of the candy in classic cherry flavor.
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